Kaze Japanese Restaurant - Inspection Report

Inspection Information:
Facility Type:Restaurant
Inspection type:Follow-Up
Inspection date:April 15, 2013
Number of critical violations:0
Number of non-critical violations:  3
Follow-up Required:  Yes

Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below.

Code   Description / Observation / Corrective Action
116   Improper Construction / Maintenance of Establishment
Observation: Unfinished wooden blocks being used underneath the line cooler in the front sushi area. Baseboard is missing along the wall below the double sink.
Corrective Action: Provide a waterproof paint or equivalent on the wooden blocks to make them easily cleanable. Provide washable baseboard on all wall/floor junctions. Any rough areas in the premises must be sealed to make them easily cleanable.
118   Other (Specify)
Observation: Additional freezer has not yet been provided. As per information provided by the operator Tom, an order has been placed for a new freezer.It is not clean when the new freezer is expected to arrive.
Corrective Action: The operator to send the EHO a proof of the order for the new freezer.Failing to provide adequate amount of freezer space may result in a further enforcement action.
706   Operator has written procedures for safe and sanitary operation (Sec 24 (1))
Observation: A rudimentary cleaning checklist has been provided as a sanitation plan. This sanitation plan is not acceptable because it does not have information on the required cleaning frequency of the equipment and premises, nor does it have the cleaning procedures and the names and concentrations of the chemicals used to clean and sanitize.
Corrective Action: Provide a sanitation plan in form of a daily, weekly and monthly checklist. The plan must have the following information: - The cleaning and sanitation requirements for the equipment and premises. - Brief description of the procedures along with the products used along with their concentrations.

Comments:

The following items from the previous routine inspection has been corrected/partially corrected:
- The dishwashing machine is now providing 50 ppm chlorine in the final rinse cycle. Chlorine test strips are now available.
- Raw meats are now being stored on the lowermost shelf.

Some cleaning has been done in the premises. The following areas still needs attention:
- The floor wall junctions underneath the sinks and dishwasher.
- Area under the front sushi service counter.
- Behind the upright cooler in the kitchen.
- Exterior of the pipes underneath the sink.

At the time of this inspection the front sushi display cooler was running at 12 degree Celsius but no food was being stored in this cooler. As per information provided by the operator, this cooler takes some time to reach 4 degree after getting turned on. This cooler is kept empty and turned off during off hours.The operator to provide a thermometer for this cooler and also put up a sign on the cooler window advising the staff to not to store anything in this cooler until it reaches below 4 degree Celsius.

A follow up inspection required.